A review on utilization of crosslinked polymer gels for improving heavy oil recovery in Turkey

72nd European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2010: A New Spring for Geoscience. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2010

Volumn 2, Issue , 2010, Pages 922-933

  Topguder, Nazan N Senol ^a  

^a TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; CRUDE OIL; EFFICIENCY; GELS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; PROCESS CONTROL;

CONFORMANCE CONTROL; CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS; FRACTURED CARBONATES; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; HEAVY OIL RESERVOIRS; INJECTION PRESSURES; MOBILITY REDUCTION; PERMEABILITY OF THE POROUS MEDIUMS;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

EID: 78249275878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/131267-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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